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(11) EP 3 114 646 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
11.01.2017 Bulletin 2017/02

(21) Application number: 15709313.9

(22) Date of filing: 04.03.2015
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06T 7/00(2017.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/GB2015/050620
(87) International publication number:
WO 2015/132585 (11.09.2015 Gazette 2015/36)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
MA

(30) Priority: 05.03.2014 GB 201403877

(71) Applicant: St. George's Hospital Medical School
London SW17 0RE (GB)

(72) Inventors:
  • HE, Taigang
    London Greater London HA4 8RY (GB)
  • FENG, Yanqiu
    Guanzhou 510515 (CN)

(74) Representative: Forsythe, Dominic 
J A Kemp 14 South Square Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ
London WC1R 5JJ (GB)

   


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